Presentation held at Glazing Summit in Berlin on May 19, 2017, explaining essence of body stiffness for vehicle safety and Sika solutions to allow vehicles after glass replacement to be returned to original conditions quickly.

1. DAVID TOBLER | CORP. HEAD AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET
IMPORTANCE OF BODY STIFFNESS IN VEHICLE
GLASS REPLACEMENT AND ADHESIVE
SYSTEMS FOR GLASS REPLACEMENT

2. ABOUT SIKA

3. © Sika Services AG 2017 | 3rd Automotive Glazing Summit | Berlin
SIKA – THE AFTERMARKET EXPERT FOR
BONDING | SEALING | DAMPING | REINFORCING | PROTECTING
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4. FACTS, FIGURES & HIGHLIGHTS
50%
OF VEHICLES PRODUCED
GLOBALLY
(40 MILLION 2013)
ALREADY CONTAIN SIKA
PRODUCTS.
ALREADY
20 MILLION
CARS
UTILIZE STRUCTURAL BONDING
TECHNOLOGY AND HAVE AN
INCREASED BODY STIFFNESS
AND IMPROVED DRIVING
DYNAMICS.
>300 MILLION
WINDSHIELDS
HAVE BEEN REPLACED USING
SIKA ADHESIVES GLOBALLY
80 MILLION
LITERS
FUEL
AND
240 MILLION
KG CO2
ARE SAVED BY SIKA PRODUCTS
ALLOWING LEIGHTWEIGHT
CONSTRUCTION AND
IMPROVED MATERIAL MIX.
30% OF NOISE IN
CAR INTERIOR
IS ELIMINATED BY NOISE
DAMPENING AND
REINFORCEMENT SOLUTIONS
FROM SIKA.
1 OUT OF 3
WINDSCREENS
IS REPLACED GLOBALLY USING
SIKAFLEX® AND SIKATACK®
ADHESIVES.
150 KG WEIGHT
AND UP TO 10% PER VEHCILE
CAN BE SAVED WITH SIKA
SOLUTIONS.
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5. SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE WINDSCREEN

6. DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUTOMOBILE
Early Days After WW2 First Lightweight
Source: motor-classic.de / René Staud Source Motor Classic, Carrozeria Touring
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1903: Introduction of Laminated Safety Glass
1939: Ford requires use of laminated glass on all their vehicles
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUTOMOBILE
1950/1960s 1976 Audi 100 Today
1950s: Safety started to become more important
1961: the first car (Buik Riviera) came with polysulfide sealed glass
1965: Ralf Nader published unsafe at any speed
1976: First European can with bonded windscreen (Audi 100)
Development of high modulus adhesives for structural glazing
>2000: Trend towards light-weight, fuel efficiency
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8. Key for a Safe Windscreen Replacement
 Glass Quality (OEM grade Laminated Safety Glass)
 Adhesive Quality (Bonding Performance and Durability)
 Installation Quality (Trained Technicians following installation procedures)
FUNCTIONS OF THE WINDSCREEN
RELEVANT FOR YOUR SAFETY
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9. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WINDSCREEN
BACKBOARD FOR THE AIRBAG
From US TV consumer magazine. Shows the effects of improperly bonded glass in case of airbag blow out
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IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WINDSCREENS
WORST CASE NOT VERY COMMON
Complete detachment of windscreen
Dubai Newspaper, 2011
Accident Picture, Yunnan China, 2006
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SIKA’S SOLUTIONS FOR WINDSCREEN REPLACEMENT
FOLLOWING KEY NEEDS FOR QUALITY INSTALLATION
SAFE DRIVE AWAY TIME
Passive Safety
(safe crash, FMVSS)
QUALITY, DURABILITY
No Comebacks
(happy customers)
CURED TO OEM
LEVEL
Original Stiffness
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12. SAFE DRIVE AWAY TIME
RELATED TO FMVSS 212 STANDARD
SAFE DRIVE AWAY TIME
175 cm
78kg
FMVSS Test Criteria
• Windscreen retention is
criteria for pass/fail
• 48km/h impact
• Rigid wall, no offset
• 50th percentile dummy
No specification on
• Vehicle make/model
• Test climate
 Typically SDAT is determined
as one single point
 SDAT is only a minimal waiting
time
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
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13. SAFE DRIVE AWAY TIME
RELATED TO FMVSS 212 STANDARD
175 cm
188 cm
78kg 101kg
Sika committed to test
 All SikaTack®
windscreen
adhesives
 Using popular and
actual vehicle
 At typical climate
 Under real
installation
conditions
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
At Sika tested with
 Lab simulation at
multiple climates
 Verified with real crash
test
 95th percentile dummy
for additional safety
margin
SAFE DRIVE AWAY TIME
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14. The bonded windscreen accounts for substancial increase in body stiffening. Effect
is highly dependent on the vehicle type
BODY STIFFENING
BONDED WINDSCREEN ADDS TO THE TOTAL
CURED TO OEM LEVEL
Torsional stiffness (kNm/°)
Vehicle unglazed glazed
Vauxhall Astra 5,12 5,76 + 12,5 %
Chrysler Neon 7,43 11,53 + 55,2 %
Daewoo Nubia* 9,77 18,08 + 85,1 %
* early prototype Source:HS Osnabrück Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Schäfers
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WINDSCREEN ADHESIVES
CURING REACTION & STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT
CURED TO OEM LEVEL
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CURED TO OEM LEVEL
TORSIONAL STIFFNESS
BENEFITS
 Best body stiffness and driving behavior
 No adhesive delamination due to excess
corning directly after glass replacement
 No displacement of windscreen
 No «wobbly» vehicle
 No detached windscreen due to slammed
doors
 No cautions or restrictions for the customer
 In compliance with the requirements of
many OEMs such as Volvo or VWsource: www.ozelparking.kr
source: www.dreamtime.com
CURED TO OEM LEVEL
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CURED TO OEM LEVEL
TESTS WITH POWERCURE ADHESIVE
METHODS DISCPLACEMENT WITHOUT WINDSCREEN
LASER SCANAXLE LOAD
source: Dynamic Test Center DTC
CURED TO OEM LEVEL
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18. BEFORE GLASS
REPLACEMENT (OEM
ADHESIVE)
60 MINUTES AFTER GLASS
REPLACEMENT WITH
SikaTack® ELITE
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CURED TO OEM LEVEL
TESTS WITH POWERCURE ADHESIVE
• 3 wheels fixed
• 100 mm displacement of 4th wheel
• The stiffening on this Mercedes C-Class was about 15%
Original Glazing (OEM production)
Installation with SikaTack® ELITE after 60 min
Car without Windshield
WheelverticalforceinN
Displacement in mm («curb height»)
source: Dynamic Test Center DTC
CURED TO OEM LEVEL
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19.  Powerful Pre-treatment Systems available
 The best process for everybody
PowerCure Adhesives:
only All-Black Process
Sika®
Cleaner
G+P Sika®
Cleaner PCA
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CLEANING & PRETREAMENT
ESSENTIAL FOR QUALITY & DURABLE BONDING
QUALITY, DURABILITY
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GLASS QUALITY
SIKA’S ONGOING EVALUATION PROCESS
QUALITY, DURABILITY
5
TECHNICAL SERVICES LAB
GLOBALLY INVOLVED
GLASS FROM
25
AUTOMOTIVE GLASS
MANUFACTUERES WERE
TESTED
MORE THAN
30 CAR BRANDS
REPRESENTED IN GLOBAL
TESTING
26 DIFFERENT
WINDSCREEN
ADHESIVES
AND
9 PRETREATMENTS
WERE APPLIED AND TESTED
AFTER
4
DIFFERENT STORAGES CYCLES
84 WINDSCREENS
ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE
WINDSCREENS WERE TESTED.
17’000
ARGUMENTS AND RESULTS
GENERATED GLOBALLY.
181’484
SINGLE ADHESION TEST CUTS
…this is an ongoing effort
2016 Data
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21. POWERCURE ADHESIVE SYSTEM
SYSTEM SOLUTION FOR ACCELERATED ADHESIVES

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THE HIGHEST PRECISION IN YOUR HANDS
POWERCURE DISPENSER
Quick Mixer Replacement
Easy Adhesive Refill
Ergonomic Soft Handle
18V Li-Ion Power
Automatically forced
Acceleration
Ergonomically
Optimized
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ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
POWERCURE PACKAGING
Reliable Dosing
Big Pack for
Professionals
One Pack – No Mistakes
Minimum waste volume
Discard as non hazardous waste
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24. The PowerCure adhesive for Auto Glass
© Sika Services AG 2017 | 3rd Automotive Glazing Summit | Berlin
SIKATACK ELITE DESIGNED FOR POWERCURE
HIGH SPEED PERFORMANCE IN EVERY CLIMATE
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SikaTack® ELITE
CURING REACTION & STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT
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VALUES AND BENEFITS
VEHICLE GLASS REPLACEMENT
Minimal vehicle
downtime
Independent of vehicle, glass size
and climate
Instant Calibration
of safety and distance control
sensors
Comback can be
repaired instantly
No risk of soiling vehicle
interiors or long waiting time*
Superior surface finish
for backfilling
Spacers can be removed prior
to application of backfilling
Vehicle in original
conditions
Vehicle is returned to original
shape within minutes
Climate independent
Performance delivered almost
independent of the climate
* in case of bonding and backfilling is done with PowerCure Products
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POWERCURE ADDS VALUE
TO AUTO GLASS REPLACEMENT
«Auto glass companies using Sika’s PowerCure solution have
proven to deliver improved services to car fleets and
commercial vehicle owners.»
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28. www.sika.com/aftermarket
www.sika.com/powercure
David Tobler
Corp. Head Automotive Aftermarket
Sika Services AG
+41-58-436-5512
tobler.david@ch.sika.com